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I am modelling Bournemouth in the era mid-50s to early 60s and looking through some of the colour reference books I have, it wasn't uncommon to have a mix of BR(SR) Green and Blood& Custards together in a rake, although the greens were more commonly old Bullied stock which hadn't received B&C mixed in with BR Mk1s in B&C.

'the most remarkable train seen on the SR for some time was in use on the 12:00 Waterloo to Exeter in July: BSK E26595MSK W792WSK W3911MSKs M27263MNE1573ENE25445SC24293CK W15104SK W784WBSK M34085.'

By the way the motive power was not recorded.

Glen WoodsBrighton

W792W was a gangwayed third to diagram C.82 lot 1691 completed 12 Jun 1948, or so sez this book on the coaches of the GWR what I just happened to come across.

Also according to this tome, by one M Harris, Esq., it sez that 3911 was a Main Line and City non-corridor third (diagram C.37, lot 1274, completed June 1921) which somewhat contradicts what you have said above. Maybe something got renumbered in the meantime.

John Sullivan

I can't answer for the ex-LNER vehicle, but I reckon the ancestry of the rest was as follows....

Pregroup stock lasted into the 60s and in departmental use much longer. It would have been common into the 60s in some locations.

There was then a concerted attempt to switch over to the BR built mark 1 and to DMU stock and only a few grouping and earlier passenger vehicles hung on - Hawksworth sleepers scraped blue as did a tiny number of staniers and a few Gresley buffets made the mid 70s.

Parcels stuff lasted longer.

Some pregroup types proved extremely well built - LSWR ironclad stock remained in departmental use a very long time for example.

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